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Sampat Singh attacks BJP Seva Sankalp Abhiyaan in Haryana
The Hindu··5d ago
INLD patron Sampat Singh condemned the BJP's month-long Seva Sankalp Abhiyaan on Sunday as self-glorification paid from public funds, The Hindu reported. He said schools were ordered to hold deepotsav programmes burning hundreds of lamps. He contrasted Narendra Modi's call to cut oil use by 10 percent with the lamp campaign. He cited a 0.4 percent UPI tax above ₹2,000.
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What It Means For You
- Haryana voters see state machinery deployed for party celebrations while local officials manage routine services.
- Teachers and students face mandated festival programmes when circulars order mass lamp events, Singh said.
- Households facing rising prices may scrutinise spending on rallies and media campaigns Singh described.
What's Happening
- Singh said collectors, police and municipal bodies were diverted to orchestrate a personality-focused campaign.
- He alleged public funds financed multi-city rallies, cutouts and media blitzes during the month-long rollout.
- He linked economic stress to geopolitical shipping disruptions affecting Hormuz and Red Sea routes.
Haryana political campaign dispute
- Singh framed the BJP programme as substituting theatrical pageantry for substantive governance.
- Official circulars to schools mandated deepotsav participation, he told reporters in Gurugram.
- He accused the government of imposing the UPI levy while urging citizens to conserve oil nationally.
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